Dashkasan District

40°31′05″N 46°04′58″E / 40.51806°N 46.08278°E / 40.51806; 46.08278

Dashkasan District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Dashkasan District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Dashkasan District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionGanja-Dashkasan
Established8 August 1930
CapitalDashkasan
Settlements[1]49
Government
 • GovernorAhad Abiyev
Area
 • Total
1,050 km2 (410 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
35,400
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
1600
Websitedashkesen-ih.gov.az

Dashkasan District (Azerbaijani: Daşkəsən rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Goygol, Kalbajar, Gadabay, Shamkir, and the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Dashkasan. As of 2020, the district had a population of 35,400.[2]

  1. ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.